Community Catalyst Inc

Programs: State consumer health advocacy program (schap) provides a broad range of support to build local consumer advocacy and change state health policy. Schap consists of two main projects, consumer voices for coverage (cvc) and the affordable care act implementation fund (acaif). Cvc began in 2008, laying the groundwork for a successful advocacy environment before, during and after passage of the aca. Initiated in 2011, acaif funds state-based groups to work on implementing the aca. States will play a critical role in the implementations of the national health reform law, and have long been a laboratory for health care reform policies, paving the way for national reform. Community catalyst manages and provides (with assistance from national partners) comprehensive technical assistance to states involved in the schap program, including policy, communications, evaluation, and capacity-building support. In 2013, the cvc program received additional resources to facilitate outreach and enrollment campaigns among the grantees, in preparation for the beginning of open enrollment of the affordable care act health insurance marketplace.

access to health care for vulnerable populations and communities involves work with disability advocates, children's health leaders in new england and community based groups across the country. The voices for better health (vbh), formerly called integrated care advocacy project (icap), works to promote models of integrated care that place individuals and families at the center of care planning and delivery and that coordinates care across medical and non-medical services, from acute to long-term settings. The new england alliance for children's health (neach) is a broad coalition dedicated to promoting access to high-quality, affordable health care for all children. Neach works to influence policy decisions assist state-based partners in their work to improve the health care system for children, and lead region-wide campaigns. The roadmaps to health community grants support two-year state and local efforts among policymakers, business, education, health care, public health and community organizations to address the social, economic and other factors that affect the health of people in their community. The community grants program is part of the county health rankings & roadmaps program, a groundbreaking collaboration of the robert wood johnson foundation and the university of wisconsin population health institute (uwphi).

our health care industry and profession reform work focuses on the pharmaceutical industry, hospitals and the dental profession. Our hospital accountability project works to ensure nonprofit hospitals are meeting their obligations to the community by working to identify and address the most pressing health care needs of the people they serve. The prescription access & quality project works to improve prescription drug policies to ensure that consumers have access to safe, affordable and appropriate drugs. Our dental access project focuses on empowering community groups and consumer health advocates to work toward improving access to dental care by expanding the dental team to include a new primary care dental provider, dental therapists. The substance use disorders project works to improve care for substance use disorders and further integrate it into the existing health care delivery system. At the state level, community catalyst works with local advocates to improve coverage, access and treatment. Federal work centers on the implementation of the affordable care act, parity for substance use disorders, and protecting funding for the safety-net and addiction programs.